# Incident 19800204021359I: Cessna 152, Opalocka, FL, February 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1980, 09:20 local time
- Place: Opalocka, FL
- Airport: West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69015-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 175 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204021359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATION OF FORCED LANDING BY INSTRUCTOR BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TOO LOW BEFORE APPLYING POWER. LANDED SHORT BY 200 FEET

## Other reports on N69015 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890104000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890104000179A), Jan 4, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69015), Theodore, AL, Substantial damage. Impacted nose first near his factory work sight. Blamed broken elevator cables. Cables were hand cut post accident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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